THE COAL MINES PROVIDENT FUND AND                                                       
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ACT, 1948 
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 
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SECTIONS. 

1. Short title and extent. 

2. Interpretation. 

3. Coal Mines Provident Fund Scheme. 

3A. Constitution of Board of Trustees. 

3B. Board of Trustee to be a body corporate. 

3C. Appointment of officers. 

3D. Transfer of accounts. 

3E. Coal Mines Pension Scheme. 

3F. Special grant by Central Government. 

3G. Coal Mines Deposit-linked Insurance Scheme. 

4.  Fund to be recognised under Act 43 of 1961. 
5.  Coal Mines Bonus Schemes. 
6.  Retrospective operation of a scheme. 
7.  Modification of a scheme. 

7A. Schemes to be laid before Parliament. 

7B. Determination of moneys due from employers. 

8. Protection against attachment. 

9. Penalty. 

10. Inspectors. 

10A. Mode of recovery of money due from an employer. 

10B. Determination of employer in certain cases. 

10C. Delegation of powers. 

10D. Payment of contribution by employers and recovery thereof from members. 

10E. Recovery of monies by employers and contractors. 

10F. Power to recover damages. 

11. Priority of payment of contributions and bonus over other debts. 

11A. Protection for acts done in good faith. 

11B. Power to remove difficulties. 

11C. Power to exempt. 

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SECTIONS. 

11D. Act to have effect notwithstanding anything contained in Act 31 of 1956. 

12. Repeal of Ordinance 7 of 1948. 

THE  FIRST  SCHEDULE—MATTERS  TO  BE  PROVIDED  FOR  IN  THE  COAL  MINES  POROVIDENT 
FUND SCHEME. 

THE  SECOND  SCHEDULE—MATTERS  TO  BE  PROVIDED  FOR  IN  THE  COAL  MINES  FAMILY 
PENSION SCHEME. 

THE  THIRD  SCHEDULE—MATTERS  TO  BE  PROVIDED  FOR 
DEPOSIT-LINKED INSURANCE SCHEME. 

IN  THE  COAL  MINES                    

THE  FOURTH  SCHEDULE—MATTERS  TO  BE  PROVIDED  FOR 
BONUS SCHEME. 

IN  THE  COAL  MINES                   

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THE COAL MINES PROVIDENT FUND AND                                                       
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ACT, 1948 

ACT NO. 46 OF 1948 

[3rd September, 1948.] 
An Act to make provisions for the framing of a Provident Fund Scheme 1[, a 2[Pension Scheme]] 
3[, a Deposit linked Insurance Scheme] and a Bonus Scheme for persons employed in Coal 
Mines. 
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It is hereby enacted as follows:— 
1.  Short  title  and  extent.— 5[(1)  This  Act  may  be  called  the  Coal  Mines  Provident  Fund  and 

Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1948]. 

6[(2) It extends to the whole of India 7* * *. 

2. Interpretation.—In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,— 

(a)  “bonus”  means  any  sum  of  money  payable  to  an 8[employee]  under  the  Coal  Mines  Bonus 

Scheme framed under this Act; 

9[(aa) “coal” includes lignite;] 
10[(b) “coal mine” means any excavation where any operation for the purpose of searching for or 

obtaining coal has been or is being carried on, and includes— 

(i) all borings and bore holes; 

(ii) all shafts, in or adjacent to and belonging to a coal mine, whether in the course of being 

sunk or not; 

(iii) all levels and inclined planes in the course of being driven; 

(iv) any open cast working or quarry, that is to say, an excavation where any operation for the 
purpose of searching for or obtaining coal has been or is being carried on, not being a shaft or an 
excavation which extends below superjacent ground; 

(v) all conveyors or aerial rope-ways provided for the bringing into or removal from a coal 

mine of coal or other articles or for the removal of refuse therefrom; 

(vi) all adits, levels, planes, machinery, works, railways, tramways and sidings, in or adjacent 

to and belonging to a coal mine; 

(vii)  all  workshops  situated  within  the  precincts  of  a  coal  mine  and  under  the  same 
management  and  used  for  purposes  connected  with  that  coal  mine  or  a  number  of  coal  mines 
under the same management; 

(viii) any office of a coal mine; 

(ix) all power stations for supplying electricity for the purpose of working the coal mine or a 

number of coal mines under the same management; 

1. Subs. by Act 23 of 1996, s. 2, for “Family Pension Scheme” (w.e.f. 31-3-1998). 
2. Ins. by Act 16 of 1971, s. 2. 
3. Ins. by Act 99 of 1976, s. 2 (w.e.f. 1-8-1976). 
4. Omitted by Act 16 of 1971, s. 3. 
5. Subs. by Act 99 of 1976, s. 3, for sub-section (1) (w.e.f. 1-8-1976). 
6. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for sub-section (2). 
7. The words “except the State of Jammu and Kashmir” omitted by Act 51 of 1970, s. 2 and the Schedule (w.e.f. 1-9-1971). 
8. Subs. by Act 80 of 1950, s. 3, for “employee in a coal mine”. 
9. Ins. by Act 45 of 1965, s. 2 (w.e.f. 1-4-1966). 

10. Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for clause (b) (w.e.f. 1-4-1966). 

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(x) any premises for the time being used for depositing refuse from a coal mine, or in which 
any  operation  in  connection  with  such  refuse  is  being  carried  on,  being  premises  exclusively 
occupied by the employer of the coal mine; 

(xi) all hospitals and canteens maintained for the benefit of the employees of a coal mine or a 

number of coal mines under the same management; 

(xii) any coke oven or plant; 

(xiii) any premises in or adjacent to and belonging to a coal mine, on which any plant or other 
machinery connected with a coal mine is situated or on which any process ancillary to the work 
of a coal mine is being carried on;] 

(c) “contribution” means the contribution payable in respect of a member under the Coal Mines 
Provident  Fund  Scheme  framed  under  this  Act  of 1[or  the  contribution  payable  in  respect  of  an 
employee to whom the Insurance Scheme applies]; 

2[(d) “employee” means any person who is employed for wages in any kind of work, manual or 
otherwise, in or in connection with a coal mine, and who gets his wages directly or indirectly from the 
employer, and includes— 

(1) any person employed by or through a contractor in or in connection with a coal mine, and 

(2) for the purposes of the Coal Mines Provident Fund Scheme, also 

(i)  any  other  person  who  is  employed  as  a  sanitary  worker,  mali,  teacher  or  domestic 
servant  in  or  in  connection  with  a  coal  mine  and  who  receives  wages  directly  from  the             
employer, and 

(ii)  any  apprentice  or  trainee  who  receives  stipend  or  other  remuneration  from  the 

employer.] 

3[(e) “employer”, when used in relation to a coal mine, means any person who is the immediate 
proprietor or lessee or occupier of the coal mine or of any part thereof and in the case of a coal mine 
the business whereof is being carried on by a liquidator or receiver, such liquidator or receiver and in 
the case of a coal mine owned by a company the business whereof is being carried on by a managing 
agent, such managing agent; but does not include a person who merely receives a royalty, rent or fine 
from the coal mine, or is merely the proprietor of the coal mine, subject to any lease, grant or licence 
for the working thereof, or is merely the owner of the soil and not interested in the coal of the coal 
mine; but any contractor for the working of a coal mine or any part thereof shall be subject to this Act 
in like manner as if he were an employer, but not so as to exempt the employer from any liability;] 
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(f)  “Fund”  means  the  provident  fund  established  under  the  Coal  Mines  Provident  Fund 

Scheme; 5* * *  

1[(fa)  “Insurance  Fund”  means  the  Deposit-linked  Insurance  Fund  established  under  subsection 

(2) of section 3G; 

(fb) “Insurance Scheme” means the Coal Mines Deposit-linked Insurance Scheme framed under 

sub-section (1) of section G;] 

 6 [ 7 [(fc)]  [“managing  agent”  has  the  meaning  assigned  to  it  in  the  Companies  Act,  1956                       

(1 of 1956); and;] 

1. Ins. by Act 99 of 1976, s. 4 (w.e.f. 1-8-1976). 
2. Subs. by Act 45 of 1965, s. 2, for clause (d) (w.e.f. 1-4-1966). 
3. Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for clause (e) (w.e.f. 1-4-1966). 
4. Omitted by Act 23 of 1996, s. 3 (w.e.f. 31-3-1998). 
5. The word “and” omitted by Act 45 of 1965, s. 2 (w.e.f. 1-4-1966). 
6. Ins. by s. 2, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-4-1966). 
7. Clause (ff) re-lettered as clause (fc) thereof by Act 99 of 1976, s. 4 (w.e.f. 1-8-1976). 

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(g) “member” means a member of the Fund. 
1[(h) “Pension Fund” means the Pension Fund established under sub-section (2) of section 3E; 

(i)  “Pension  Scheme”  means  the  Coal  Mines  Pension  Scheme  framed  under  sub-section  (1)  of 

section 3E; 

(j) “superannuation‟, „in relation to an employee who is a member of the Pension Scheme, means 
the attainment, by the said employee, of such age as is fixed in the contract or conditions of service as 
the age on the attainment of which such employee shall vacate the employment.] 

3. Coal Mines Provident Fund Scheme.—(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the 
Official  Gazette,  frame  a  scheme  to  be  called  the  Coal  Mines  Provident  Fund  Scheme  a  for  the 
establishment of a provident fund for 2[employees] and specify the coal mines to which the said scheme 
shall apply. 

3[(1A) The Fund shall vest in, and be administered by, the Board constituted under section 3A.] 

(2)  Any  scheme  framed  under  the  provisions  of  sub-section  (1)  may  provide  for  all  or  any  of  the 

matters specified in the First Schedule. 

4[3A. Constitution of Board of Trustees.—(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the 
Official Gazette, constitute, with effect from such date as may be specified therein, a Board of Trustees 
for the territories to which this Act extends (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the Board) consisting of 
the following persons, namely:— 

(a) a Chairman appointed by the Central Government; 

(b) the Coal Mines Provident Fund Commissioner, ex Officio; 

(c) three persons appointed by the Central Government; 

(d)  not  more  than  six  persons  representing  Governments  of  such  States  as  the  Central 

Government may specify in this behalf, from time to time, appointed by the Central Government; 

(e) six persons representing employers, appointed by the Central Government after consultation 
with such organisations of employers as may be recognised by the Central Government in this behalf, 
and of whom at least one shall be a person who is not a member of any such organisation; 

(f) six persons representing employees, appointed by the Central Government after consultation 
with such organisations of employees as may be recognised by the Central Government in this behalf 
and of whom at least one shall be an employee himself and at least one shall be a person who is not a 
member of any such organisation. 

(2) The terms and conditions subject to which a member of the Board may be appointed and the time, 
place and procedure of the meetings of the Board shall be such as may be provided for in the Coal Mines 
Provident Fund Scheme. 

(3) The Board shall 5[, subject to the provisions of section 3E 6[and section 3G],] administer the Fund 

Fund vested in it in such manner as may be specified in the Scheme aforesaid. 

(4) The Board shall perform such other functions as it may be required to perform by or under any 
provisions of 7[the Coal Mines Provident  Fund Scheme 8[, the Coal Mines  Family Pension Scheme  and 
the Insurance Scheme]]. 

1. Ins. by Act 23 of 1996, s. 3 (w.e.f. 31-3-1998). 
2. Subs. by Act 80 of 1950, s. 4, for “employees in coal mines”. 
3. Ins. by Act 45 of 1965, s. 3 (w.e.f. 1-4-1966). 
4. Ins. by s. 4, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-4-1966). 
5. Ins. by Act 16 of 1971, s. 6 (w.e.f. 13-2-1971). 
6. Ins. by Act 99 of 1976, s. 5 (w.e.f. 1-8-1976). 
7. Subs. by Act 16 of 1971, s. 6, for “the scheme aforesaid” (w.e.f. 13-2-1971). 
8. subs. by Act 99 of 1976, s. 5, for “and the Coal Mines Family Pension Scheme” (w.e.f. 1-8-1976). 

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3B. Board of Trustee to be a body corporate.—The board of Trustees constituted under section 3 A 
shall  be  a  body  corporate  under  the  name  specified  in  the  notification  constituting  it,  having  perpetual 
succession and a common seal and shall by the said name sue and be sued. 

3C.  Appointment  of  officers.—(1) The Central Government shall appoint a Coal Mines  Provident 
Fund  Commissioner,  who  shall  be  the  chief  executive  officer  of  the  Board  and  shall  be  subject  to  the 
general control and superintendence of the Board. 

(2)  The  Central  Government  may  also  appoint  as  many  other  officers,  whose  minimum  monthly 
salary  in  the  scale  of  pay  (if  any)  applicable  to  them  is  not  less  than  four  hundred  rupees,  as  it  may 
consider necessary to assist the Coal Mines Provident Fund Commissioner in the discharge of his duties. 

(3) Subject to the provisions of sub-sections (1) and (2), the Board may appoint such other officers 
and employees as it may consider necessary for the efficient administration of the Coal Mines Provident 
Fund Scheme, 1[, the Coal Mines Family Pension Scheme and the Insurance Scheme]. 

(4) The method of recruitment, salary and allowance, discipline and other conditions of service of the 
Coal Mines Provident Fund Commissioner shall be such as may be specified by the Central Government 
and such salary and allowances shall be paid out of the Fund. 

(5) The method of recruitment, salary and  allowances, discipline and other conditions of service of 
other  officers  and  employees  of  the  Board  shall  be  such  as  may  be  specified  by  the  Board  with  the 
approval of the Central Government. 

3D.  Transfer  of  accounts.—(1) Where any employee who is a subscriber to any provident fund of 
the coal mine in which he is employed becomes a member of the fund in accordance with the provisions 
of  any  Coal  Mines  Provident  Fund  Scheme,  the  accumulations  in  the  provident  fund  of  the  coal  mine 
standing to the credit of the employees shall, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any 
law  for  the  time  being  in  force  or  in  any  deed  or  other  instrument  establishing  the  provident  fund  but 
subject to the provisions, if any, contained in the Scheme, be transferred, by such person and within such 
time as may be provided in the Scheme, to the Fund and shall be credited to the account of the employee 
in the Fund. 

(2) Where a member of the Fund leaves his employment in a coal mine and obtains re-employment in 
any other establishment (not being a coal mine to which the Coal Mines Provident Fund Scheme applies) 
and becomes a subscriber to any provident fund of that establishment, the amount of accumulations to the 
credit  of  such  employee  in  the  Fund  shall  be  transferred,  within  such  time  as  may  be  specified  by  the 
Central Government in this behalf, to the credit of his account in the provident fund of the establishment 
in  which  he  is  re-employed,  if  the  employee  so  desires  and  the  rules  in  relation  to  that  provident  fund 
permit such transfer. 

(3) Where any employee who is a subscriber to any provident fund of an establishment (not being a 
coal  mine  to  which  the  Coal  Mines  Provident  Fund  Scheme  applies)  leaves  his  employment  in  that 
establishment and obtains re-employment in a coal-mine and becomes a member of the Fund, the amount 
of accumulations to the credit 100 of such employee in the provident fund of the establishment left by him 
shall, if the employee so desires and the rules in relation to such provident fund so permit, be transferred 
to the credit of his account in the Fund.] 

2[3E.  Coal  Mines  Pension  Scheme.—(1)  The  Central  Government  may,  by  notification  in  the 
Official  Gazette,  frame  a  scheme  to  be  called  the  Coal  Mines  Pension  Scheme  for  the  purpose  of 
providing for— 

(a)  superannuation  pension,  retiring  pension  or  permanent  total  disablement  pension  to  the 

persons employed in any coal mine or class of coal mines to which this Act applies; and 

(b) widow or widower pension, children pension or orphan pension and life assurance benefits, 

payable to the beneficiaries of such employees. 

1. Subs. by Act 99 of 1976, s. 6, for “and the Coal Mines Family Pension Scheme” (w.e.f. 1-8-1976). 
2. Subs. by Act 23 of 1996, s. 5, for section 3E  (w.e.f. 31-3-1998). 

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(2)  Notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  section  3,  there  shall  be  established,  as  soon  as  may  be 
after framing of the Pension Scheme, a Pension Fund into which there shall be paid, from time to time, in 
respect of every employee who is a member of the Pension Scheme,— 

(a) such sums, not exceeding one-fourth, of the amount payable to the Fund under sub-section (1) 
of  section  10D  as  the  employer‟s  contribution  as  well  as  the  employee‟s  contribution,  as  may  be 
specified in the Pension Scheme; 

(b)  such  sums  as  the  Central  Government  may,  after  due  appropriation  made  by  Parliament  by 

law in this behalf, specify; 

(c)  the  net  assets  of  the [Pension  Fund]  as  existed  immediately  before  the  establishment  of  the 

Pension Fund; and 

(d) any other contribution which may be made to the Pension Fund with the previous approval of 

the Central Government. 

(3)  On  the  establishment  of  the  Pension  Fund,  the Pension  Scheme  (hereinafter  referred  to  as  the 
ceased  scheme)  shall cease to operate and  all assets of the ceased  scheme  shall  vest in, and shall stand 
transferred to, and all liabilities under the ceased scheme shall be enforceable against, the Pension Fund 
and  the  beneficiaries  under  the  ceased  scheme  shall  be  entitled  to  draw  the  benefits,  not  less  than  the 
benefits, they were entitled to under the ceased scheme, from the Pension Fund. 

(4)  The  Pension  Fund  shall  vest  in  and  be  administered  by  the  Board  in  such  manner  as  may  be 

specified in the Pension Scheme. 

(5) A Scheme framed under the provision of sub-section (1) may provide for all or any of the matters 

specified in the Second Schedule.] 

3F. Special grant by Central Government.—The Central Government shall, after due appropriation 
made  by  Parliament  by  law  in  this  behalf,  pay  such  further  sums  as  may  be  determined  by  it  into  the 
Family Pension Fund to meet all the expenses in connection with the administration of the Coal Mines                 
Family Pension Scheme other than the expenses towards the cost of any benefits provided by or under the 
said Scheme.] 

1 [3G.  Coal  Mines  Deposit-linked  Insurance  Scheme.—(1)  The  Central  Government  may,  by 
notification in the Official Gazette, frame a scheme to be called the Coal Mines Deposit-linked Insurance 
Scheme for the purpose of providing life insurance benefits to such employees as are covered by the Coal 
Mines Provident Fund Scheme. 

(2)  There  shall  be  established,  as  soon  as  may  be  after  the  framing  of  the  Insurance  Scheme,  a 
Deposit-linked Insurance Fund into which shall be paid by the employer from time to time in respect of 
every such employee in relation to whom he is the employer such amount, not being more than one per 
cent. of the aggregate of the basic wages, dearness allowance and retaining allowance (if any) for the time 
being payable in relation to such employee, as the Central Government may, be notification in the Official 
Gazette, specify. 

Explanation.—For the purposes of this sub-section,— 

(a)  the  expression  “basic  wages”  has  the  meaning  assigned  to  it  in  the  Employees‟  Provident 

Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (19 of 1952); 

(b) “dearness allowance” means all cash payments, by whatever name called, paid to an employee 
on account of a rise in the cost of living and shall be deemed to include also the cash value of any 
food concession allowed to the employee; 

(c) “retaining allowance” means an allowance payable for the time being to an employee of any 

coal mine during any period in which the coal mine is not working, for retaining his services. 

(3) The Central Government shall after due appropriation made by Parliament by law, contribute to 
the Insurance Fund in relation to each employee covered by the Coal Mines Provident Fund Scheme, an 

1. Ins. by Act 99 of 1976, s. 7 (w.e.f. 1-8-1976). 

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amount  representing  one  half  of  the  contribution  which  an  employer  is  required,  by  sub-section  (2),  to 
make. 

(4) (a) The employer shall pay into the Insurance Fund such further sums of money, not exceeding 
one-fourth  of  the  contribution  which  he  is  required  to  make  under  sub-section  (2),  as  the  Central 
Government,  may  from  time  to  time,  determine,  to  meet  all  the  expenses  in  connection  with  the 
administration of the Insurance Scheme other than the expenses towards the cost of any benefits provided 
by or under that scheme. 

(b) The Central Government shall, after due appropriation made by Parliament by law, pay into the 
Insurance Fund such further sums of money representing one-half of the sums payable by the employer 
under clause (a), to meet all the expenses in connection with the administration of the Insurance Scheme 
other than the expenses towards the cost of any benefits provided by or under that scheme. 

(5) The Insurance Fund shall vest in the Board and shall be administered by the Board in such manner 

as may be specified in the Insurance Scheme. 

(6)  Any  scheme  framed  under  the  provisions  of  sub-section  (1)  may  provide  for  all  or  any  of  the 

matters specified in the Third Schedule.] 

1[4. Fund to be recognised under Act 43 of 1961.—For the purposes of the Income-tax Act, 1961, 
the Fund shall be deemed to be a recognised Provident Fund within the meaning of Part A of the Fourth 
Schedule to that Act.] 

5.  Coal  Mines  Bonus  Schemes.—(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official 
Gazette,  frame  a  scheme  to  be  called  the  Coal  Mines  Bonus  Scheme  for  the  payment  of  bonus  to 
2[employees] and specify the coal mines to which the said scheme shall apply. 

(2) A scheme framed under the provisions of sub-section (1) may provide for all or any of the matters 

specified in the 3[Fourth Schedule.] 

4[(3) The employer shall pay the bonus in accordance with the Scheme as aforesaid.] 

6. Retrospective operation of a scheme.—A scheme framed under this Act may provide that any of 
its provisions shall come into force either prospectively or retrospectively with effect from such date as 
may be specified in this behalf in the scheme. 

7. Modification of a scheme.—The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, 

add to, amend or vary, 5[either prospectively or retrospectively] a scheme framed under this Act. 

6[7A. Schemes to be laid before Parliament.—Every scheme made under this Act shall be laid as 
soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament while it is in session for a total period of 
thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in 7[two or more successive sessions, and if, before 
the  expiry  of  the  session  immediately  following  the  session  or  the  successive  sessions  aforesaid],  both 
Houses agree in making any modification in the scheme or both Houses agree that the scheme should not 
be made, the scheme shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case 
may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of 
anything previously done under that scheme. 

7B.  Determination  of  moneys  due  from  employers.—(1)  The  Coal  Mines  Provident  Fund 
Commissioner  or  any  other  officer  duly  authorised  in  this  behalf  by  the  Central  Government  may,  by 
order,  determine the  amount  due  from  any  employer  under  any  provision  of this  Act  or  of  any  scheme 
framed thereunder and for this purpose may conduct such enquiry as he may deem necessary. 

1. Subs. by Act 23 of 1996, s. 6, for section 4 (w.e.f. 31-3-1996). 
2. Subs. by Act 80 of 1950, s. 4, for “employees in coal mines”. 
3. Subs. by Act 99 of 1976, s. 8, for “Third Schedule” (w.e.f. 1-8-1976). 
4. Ins. by Act 45 of 1965, s. 5 (w.e.f. 1-4-1966). 
5. Ins. by Act 99 of 1976, s. 9 (w.e.f. 1-8-1976). 
6. Ins. by Act 45 of 1965, s. 6 (w.e.f. 1-4-1966). 
7. Subs. by Act 99 of 1976, s. 10, for certain words (w.e.f. 1-8-1976). 

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(2) The officer conducting the enquiry under sub-section (1) shall, for the purpose of such enquiry, 
have the same powers as are vested in a Court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) for 
trying a suit in respect of the following matters, namely:— 

(a) enforcing the attendance of any person or examining him on oath; 

(b) requiring the discovery and production of documents; 

(c) receiving evidence on affidavit; 

(d) issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses; 

and any such enquiry shall be deemed to be a judicial proceeding within the meaning of sections 193 and 
228, and for the purpose of section 196, of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860). 

(3)  No  order  determining  the  amount  due  from  any  employer  shall  be  made  under  sub-section  (1) 

unless the employer is given a reasonable opportunity of representing his case. 

(4) An order made under this section shall be final and shall not be questioned in any Court of law.] 

8. Protection against attachment.—(1) The amount of provident fund standing to the credit of any 
member in the Fund shall not in any way be capable of being assigned or charged and shall not be liable 
to attachment under any decree or order of any Court in respect of any debt or liability incurred by the 
member  and  neither  the  Official  Assignee  nor  any  Receiver  appointed  under  the  Provincial  Insolvency 
Act, 1920 (5 of 1920), shall be entitled to, or have any claim on, any such amount. 

(2) Any amount standing to the credit of any member in the Fund at the time of his death and payable 
to his nominee under the Coal Mines Provident Fund Scheme shall, subject to any deduction authorized 
by the said scheme, vest in the nominee and shall be free from any debt or other liability incurred by the 
deceased or incurred by the nominee before the death of the member. 

1[(3) The provisions of sub-section (1) and sub-section (2) shall, so far as may be, apply in relation to 
the family pension or any other amount payable under the Coal Mines Family Pension Scheme 2[and also 
in relation to any amount payable under the Insurance  Scheme] as they apply in relation to any amount 
payable out of the Fund.] 

9. Penalty.—3[(1) If any person— 

(a)  contravenes  any  provisions  of  this  Act  or  of  any  scheme  framed  thereunder,  he  shall  be 
punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may 
extend to one thousand rupees or with both; 

(b)  who  has  been  convicted  of  any  offence  punishable  is  aforesaid,  is  again  guilty  of  any  such 
offence within a period of two years from the date of the previous conviction, he shall be punishable 
on conviction with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may 
extend to two thousand rupees, or with both.] 
(2)  No  Court  shall  take  cognizance  of  any  offence  punishable  under 4[sub-section  (1)]  except  on  a 
report in writing of the facts constituting such offence made by an Inspector with the previous sanction of 
such authority as may be specified in this behalf by the Central Government. 

5[(3) No Court inferior to that of a Presidency Magistrate or a Magistrate of the first class shall try any 

offence punishable under sub-section (1)]. 

10.  Inspectors.—(1)  The  Central  Government  may,  by  notification  in  the  Official  Gazette,  appoint 
such persons as it thinks fit to be Inspectors for the purposes of the Coal Mines Provident Fund Scheme 
6[or the Insurance Scheme] or the Coal Mines Bonus Scheme and may define their jurisdiction. 

1. Ins. by Act 16 of 1971, s. 10 (w.e.f. 13-2-1971). 
2. Ins. by Act 99 of 1976, s. 11 (w.e.f. 1-8-1976). 
3. Subs. by Act 45 of 1965, s. 7, for sub-section (1) (w.e.f. 1-4-1966). 
4. Subs. by s. 7, ibid., for “any such scheme” (w.e.f. 1-4-1966). 
5. Ins. by s. 7, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-4-1966). 
6. Ins. by Act 99 of 1976, s. 12 (w.e.f. 1-8-1976). 

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(2) An Inspector may, in respect of any coal mine within his jurisdiction,— 

1 [(a)  require  an  employer  or  any  contractor  from  whom  any  amount  is  recoverable  under                 

section 10E— 

(i) to furnish such information, or 

(ii)  to  produce  in  the  office  of  the  Inspector  or  such  other  place  as  may  be  nearer  to  the 
employer  or,  as  the  case  may  be,  the  contractor,  such  accounts,  books,  registers  and  other 
documents,  

relating to the employment of persons in a coal mine as the Inspector may consider necessary for the 
purposes of any scheme framed under this Act;] 

(b) at any reasonable time 2[and with such assistance, if any, as he may think fit, enter and search 
any  coal  mine]  and  require  any  one  found  in  charge  thereof  to  produce  before  him  such  accounts, 
books,  registers  and  other documents  relating  to the employment  of persons  in the  coal  mine  as  he 
may consider necessary; 

(c) examine, with respect to any matter relevant to any of the purposes aforesaid, the employer 
3[or any contractor from whom any amount is recoverable under section 10E], his agent or servant or 
any other person found in charge of the coal mine 4* * * or whom the Inspector has reasonable cause 
to believe to be or to have been an employee in the coal mine. 

3(d)  make  copies  of,  or  take  extracts  from,  any  accounts,  books,  registers  or  other  documents 
maintained in relation to a coal mine and where he has reason to believe that any offence under this 
Act has been committed by an employer or contractor, seize with such assistance as he may think fit, 
such accounts, books, registers or other documents or portions thereof as he may consider relevant in 
respect of that offence; 

(e) exercise such other powers as any such Scheme may provide.] 

3(2A) Every person required to furnish any information or produce any document under clause (a) or 
clause (b) of sub-section (2) shall be deemed to be legally bound to do so within the meaning of section 
175 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860). 

(2B) The provisions of the 5[Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, (2 of 1974)] shall, so far as may be, 
apply to any search or seizure under sub-section (2) as they apply to any search or seizure made under the 
authority of a warrant issued under 5[section 94 of the said Code.] 

(3) Every Inspector shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the 

Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860). 

6[10A, Mode of recovery of money due from an employer.—Any amount due from an employer in 
in respect of any contribution or bonus under any scheme framed under this  Act 7[or any accumulations 
required  to  be  transferred  under  sub-section  (1)  or  sub-section  (3)  of  section  3D  or  any  damages 
recoverable under section 10F or any charges payable by the employer under this Act in respect of the 
administration of any such scheme] may be recovered by the Central Government in the same manner as 
an arrear of land revenue.] 

8[10B.  Determination  of  employer  in  certain  cases.—(1)  Where  the  employer  is  a  firm  or  other 
association  of  individuals,  all,  or  any  of  the  partners  or  members  thereof,  or  where  the  employer  is  a 
company,  all  or  any  of  the  directors  thereof,  may  be  prosecuted  and  punished  under  this  Act  for  any 
offence for which the employer is punishable: 

1. Subs. by Act 45 of 1965, s. 8, for clause (a) (w.e.f. 1-4-1966). 
2. Subs. by s. 8, ibid., for “enter any coal mine or its office” (w.e.f. 1-4-1966). 
3. Ins. by s. 8, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-4-1966). 
4. The words “or its office” omitted by s. 8, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-4-1996). 
5. Subs. by Act 23 of 1996, s. 7, for certain words (w.e.f. 31-3-1996). 
6. Ins. by Act 21 of 1951, s. 2. 
7. Ins. by Act 45 of 1965, s. 9 (w.e.f. 1-4-1966). 
8. Ins. by s. 10, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-4-1966). 

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Provided  that  where  a  firm,  association  or  company  has  given  notice  in  writing  to  the  Coal  Mines 
Provident Fund Commissioner or any officer  specified by the Central Government in this behalf that it 
has nominated,— 

(a) in the case of a firm, any of its partners, 

(b) in the case of an association, any of its members, 

(c) in the case of a company, any of its directors,  

who is resident in each case in any place to which this Act extends and who is in each case either in fact 
in  charge  of  the  management  of,  or  holds  the  largest  number  of  shares  in,  such  firm,  association  or 
company,  to  assume  the  responsibility  of  the  employer  for  the  purposes  of  this  Act  or  of  any  scheme 
framed thereunder, such partner, member or director, as the case may be, shall, so long as he continues to 
so reside and be in charge or hold the largest number of shares as aforesaid, be deemed to be the employer 
for the purposes of this Act or any scheme framed thereunder, unless a notice in writing cancelling his 
nomination  or  stating  that  he  has  ceased  to  be  a  partner,  member  or  director,  as  the  case  may  be,  is 
received  by  the  Coal  Mines  Provident  Fund  Commissioner  or  any  officer  specified  by  the  Central 
Government in this behalf. 

(2) Where the employer is a Government or any local authority, all or any of the officers or persons 
authorised by such Government or local authority, as the case may be, to manage the affairs of the coal 
mine, shall, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any law or contract for the time being 
in force, be deemed to be the employers or employer in respect of the coal mine and may be prosecuted 
and punished under this Act for any offence for which the employer is punishable. 

10C.  Delegation  of  powers.—(1)  The  Central  Government  may,  by  notification  in  the  Official 
Gazette,  direct  that  any  power  exercisable  by  it  under  this  Act  or  any  scheme  framed  thereunder  shall, 
subject to such conditions, if any, as may be specified in the notification, be exercisable also by the Coal 
Mines Provident Fund Commissioner or any officer authorised in this behalf by the Central Government. 

(2) The Board may delegate to its Chairman or the Coal Mines Provident Fund Commissioner or any 
other officer or the Board, subject to such conditions and limitations, if any, as the Board may specify, 
such  of  the  powers  and  functions  of  the  Board  under  this  act  or  any  scheme  framed  thereunder,  as  the 
Board may deem necessary for the efficient administration of any scheme framed under this Act. 

10D.  Payment  of  contribution  by  employers  and  recovery  thereof  from  members.—(1)  The 
contribution shall be payable by the employer (hereinafter referred to as the employer‟s contribution) and 
by the employee (hereinafter referred to as the employee‟s contribution) at such rate as may be specified 
in  the  Coal  Mines  Provident  Fund  Scheme,  and  the  employer  shall  pay  the  employer‟s  contribution  as 
well as the employee‟s contribution, whether or not he has recovered from any employee the employee‟s 
share of the contribution. 

(2)  The  amount  of  any  contribution  paid  by  the  employer  on  behalf  of  a  member  shall, 
notwithstanding  anything  to  the  contrary  contained  in  any  other  law  for  the  time  being  in  force  or  any 
contract, be recoverable by means of deduction from the wages of the member and not otherwise. 

(3)  Save  as  otherwise  provided  in  the  Coal  Mines  Provident  Fund  Scheme,  no  deduction  under                 

sub-section  (2)  shall  be  made  from  any  wages  other  than  such  as  are  paid  in  respect  of  the  period  for 
which the contribution is payable. 

(4)  Notwithstanding  any  contract  to  the  contrary,  the  employer  shall  not  be  entitled  to  deduct  the 
employer‟s  contribution  or  the  charges  referred  to  in  section  10A  from  the  wages  of  a  member  or 
otherwise to recover such contribution or charges from such member. 

10E. Recovery of monies by employers and contractors.—(1) 1[The amount of contribution (that is 
to say the employer‟s contribution as well as the employee‟s contribution in pursuance of the Coal Mines 
Provident Fund Scheme and the employer‟s contribution in pursuance of the Insurance Scheme)] and any 
charges referred to in section 10A paid or payable by an employer in respect of an employee employed by 
or through a contractor and any bonus paid or payable under any Coal Mines Bonus Scheme in respect of 

1. Subs. by Act 99 of 1976, s. 13, for certain words and brackets (w.e.f. 1-8-1976). 

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any such employee may be recovered by such employer from the contractor either by deduction from any 
amount payable to the contractor under any contract or as a debt payable by the contractor. 

(2) A contractor from whom the amounts mentioned in sub-section (1) may be recovered in respect of 
any employee employed by or through him may, save as otherwise provided in the Coal Mines Provident 
Fund  Scheme,  recover  from  such  employee  the  employee‟s  contribution  under  any  such  Scheme  by 
deduction from the wages payable to the employee subject to the condition that no such deduction shall 
be made from any wages other than such as are payable in respect of the period to which the employee‟s 
contribution relates. 

(3)  Notwithstanding  any  contract  to  the  contrary,  no  contractor  shall  be  entitled  to  deduct  the 
employer‟s contribution or the charges or bonus referred to in sub-section (1) from the amount payable to 
an employee employed by or through him or otherwise to recover such contribution or charges or bonus 
from such employee. 

10F.  Power  to  recover  damages.—Where  an  employer  makes  default  in  the  payment  of  any 
contribution or bonus or any charges payable by him under any scheme framed under this Act, or where 
any person who is required to transfer provident fund accumulations in accordance with the provisions of 
section  3D  makes  default  in  the  transfer  of  such  accumulations,  the  Central  Government  may  recover 
from such employer or person, as the case may be, such damages, not exceeding twenty-five per cent of 
the amount of arrears, as it may think fit to impose.] 

11. Priority of payment of contributions and bonus over other debts.—The amount due in respect 
of any contribution or bonus under a scheme framed under this Act or any charges incurred in respect of 
the administration of any such scheme, shall, where the liability therefore has accrued before the persons 
liable has been adjudicated insolvent or, in the case of a company ordered to be wound up, before the date 
of  such  order,  be  deemed  to  be  included  among  the  debts  which,  under  section  49  of  the                   
Presidency-towns Insolvency Act, 1909 (3 of 1909), or under section 61 of the Provincial Insolvency Act, 
1920  (5  of  1920),  or  under  section  230  of  the 1[Companies  Act,  1956  (1  of  1956),]  are  to  be  paid  in 
priority to all other debts in the distribution of the property of the insolvent or the assets of a company 
being wound up, as the case may be. 

2[11A. Protection for acts done in good faith.—No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against 
any person in respect of anything which is in  good faith done or intended to be done under this Act or 
under any schemes framed thereunder.] 

3[11B.  Power  to  remove  difficulties.—If  any  difficulty  arises  in  giving  effect  to  the  provisions  of 
this Act or any scheme framed thereunder the Central Government may, by order published in the Official 
Gazette, make such provision or give such direction not inconsistent with the  purposes of this Act, as it 
appears to it to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty.] 

4[11C. Power to exempt.—(1) The Central Government may, if requested so to do by the employer, 
by  notification  in  the  Official  Gazette,  and  subject  to  such  conditions  as  may  be  specified  in  the 
notification,  exempt  any  coal  mine  from  the  operation  of  all  or  any  of  the  provisions  of  the  Insurance 
Scheme,  if  it  is  satisfied  that  the  employees  of  such  coal  mine  are  without  making  any  separate 
contribution  or  payment  of  premium,  in  enjoyment  of  benefits  in  the  nature  of  life  insurance,  whether 
linked to their deposits in provident fund or not, and such benefits are more favourable to such employees 
than the benefits admissible under the Insurance Scheme. 

(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), the Insurance Scheme may provide for the 
exemption of any person or class of persons employed in any coal mine and covered by that scheme from 
the operation of all any of the provisions thereof, if the benefits in the nature of life insurance admissible 
to  such  person  or  class  of  persons  are  more  favourable  than  the  benefits  provided  under  the  Insurance 
Scheme. 

1. Subs. by Act 23 of 1996, s. 8, for certain words (w.e.f. 31-3-1998). 
2. Ins. by Act 80 of 1950, s. 5. 
3. Ins. by Act 45 of 1965, s. 11 (w.e.f. 1-4-1966). 
4. Ins. by Act 99 of 1976, s. 14 (w.e.f. 1-8-1976). 

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(3) Where in respect of any person or class of persons employed in any coal mine, an exemption is 
granted  under  this  section  from  the  operation  of  all  or  any  of  the  provisions  of  the  Insurance  Scheme 
(whether such exemption is granted to the coal mine wherein such person or class of persons is employed 
or to the person or class of persons as such), the employer in relation to such coal mine— 

(a) shall, in relation to the benefits in the nature of life insurance, to which any such  person or 
class of persons is entitled, or any insurance fund, maintain such accounts, submit such returns, make 
such  investment,  provide  for  such  facilities  for  inspection  and  pay  such  inspection  charges,  as  the 
Central Government may direct; 

(b) shall not, at any time after the exemption without the leave of the Central Government, reduce 
the  total  quantum  of  benefits  in  the  nature  of  life  insurance  to  which  any  such  person  or  class  of 
persons was entitled immediately before the date of the exemption; and 

(c) shall, where any such person leaves his employment and obtains reemployment in any other 
coal mine transfer within such time as may be specified in this behalf by the Central Government, the 
amount of accumulations to the credit of that person in the insurance fund of the coal mine left by him 
to  the  credit  of  that  person‟s  account  in  the  insurance  fund  of  the  coal  mine  in  which  he  is                            
reemployed or, as the case may be, in the Deposit-linked Insurance Fund. 

Explanation.—For the purposes of this sub-section “insurance fund” means any fund established by 
an  employer  under  any  scheme  for  providing  benefits  in  the  nature  of  life  insurance  to  employees, 
whether  linked  to  their  deposits  in  provident  fund  or  not,  without  payment  by  the  employees  of  any 
separate contribution or premium in that behalf. 

(4) Any exemption granted under this section may be cancelled by the authority which granted it, by 

order in writing, if an employer fails to comply— 

(a) in the case of an exemption granted under sub-section (1) with any of the conditions imposed 

under that sub-section or with any of the provisions of sub-section (3); 

(b)  in  the  case  of  an  exemption  granted  under  sub-section  (2),  with  any  of  the  provisions  of                    

sub-section (3). 

(5) Where any exemption granted under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) is cancelled, the amount of 
accumulations to the credit of every employee to whom such exemption applied, in the insurance fund of 
the coal mine in which he is employed shall be transferred within such time and in such manner as may be 
specified in the Insurance Scheme to the credit of his account in the Insurance Fund. 

11D. Act to have effect notwithstanding anything contained in Act 31 of 1956.—The provisions 
of  this  Act  shall  have  effect  notwithstanding  anything  inconsistent  therewith  contained  in  the  Life 
Insurance Corporation Act, 1956.] 

12.  Repeal  of  Ordinance  7  of  1948.—(1)  The  Coal  Mines  Provident  Fund  and  Bonus  Schemes 

Ordinance, 1948, is hereby repealed. 

(2)  Notwithstanding  any  such  repeal,  anything  done  or  any  action  taken  in  exercise  of  any  power 
conferred by or under the said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken in exercise of the 
powers conferred by or under this Act, as if this Act had commenced on the 23rd day of April, 1948. 

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THE FIRST SCHEDULE 

(See section 3) 

MATTERS TO BE PROVIDED FOR IN THE COAL MINES POROVIDENT FUND SCHEME 

1.  The  employees  or  class  of  employees  who  shall  join  the  Fund,  the  contributions  payable  to  the 
Fund  and  the  conditions  under  which  an  employee  may  be  exempted  from  joining  the  Fund  or  from 
payment of contributions. 

1[2.  Payment  of  contributions  to  the  Fund  by  employers  and  by,  or  on  behalf  of,  2[employees 
(whether employed by an employer directly or by or through a contractor),] the rate, time and manner of 
such payment and the manner in which such contributions may be recovered.] 

3 [2A.  The  manner  in  which  employees‟  contribution  may  be  recovered  by  contractors  from 

employees employed by or through such contractors.] 

3. The payment by the employer of such sums of money as may be considered necessary to meet the 
cost  of  administering  the  Fund  and  the  rate  at  which  and  the  manner  in  which 4[the  payment  shall  be 
made.] 

5[4. The constitution of any Committee for assisting the Board.] 

6[5. The opening of regional and other offices.] 

6. The manner in which accounts shall be kept, the investment of moneys belonging to the Fund, the 

preparation of a budget, the audit of accounts and the submission of reports to the Central Government. 

7. The conditions under which withdrawals from the Fund may be permitted and any deduction or 
forfeiture may be made and 7[, the maximum amount of such deduction or forfeiture and the utilisation of 
such deducted or forfeited amounts.] 

8. The fixation of the rate of interest payable to members by the Central Government in consultation 

with the Board of Trustees. 

9.  The  form  in  which  an  employee  shall  furnish  particulars  about  himself  and  his  family  when 

required. 

10.  The  nomination  of  a  person  to  receive  the  amount  standing  to  the  credit  of  a  member  after  his 

“death and the cancellation or the change of such nomination. 

11. The registers and records to be maintained by the employer  3[or contractor] and the returns to be 

furnished by him. 

12.  The  form  or  design  of  an  identity  card  or  a  token  or  a  disc  for  purposes  of  identifying  any 

employee and for the issue, custody and replacement thereof. 

13. The fees to be levied for any of the purposes specified in this Schedule. 

8[13A. The manner in which accumulations in any existing provident fund shall be transferred to the 
Fund under section 3D, and the mode of valuation of any assets which may be transferred by the person 
administering such provident fund. 

14. Any other matter which is to be provided for in the Coal Mines Provident Fund Scheme or which 

may be necessary or proper for the purpose of implementing that Scheme.] 

1. Subs. by Act 21 of 1951, s. 3, for para 2 (w.e.f. 28-4-1951). 
2. Subs. by Act 45 of 1965, s. 12, for “employees” (w.e.f. 1-4-1966). 
3. Ins. by s. 12, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-4-1966). 
4. Subs. by Act 21 of 1951, s. 3, for “it shall be paid”. 
5. Subs. by Act 45 of 1965, s. 12, for item 4 (w.e.f. 1-4-1966). 
6. Subs. by s. 12, ibid., for item 5 (w.e.f. 1-4-1966). 
7. Subs. by s. 12, ibid., for certain words (w.e.f. 1-4-1966). 
8. Subs. by s. 12, ibid., for item 14 (w.e.f. 1-4-1966). 

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1[THE SECOND SCHEDULE 

(See section 3E(5)] 

MATTERS TO BE PROVIDED FOR IN THE COAL MINES FAMILY PENSION SCHEME 

1. The employees or class of employees to whom the Coal Mines Pension Scheme shall apply and 
the time within which option to join that scheme shall be exercised by those employees to whom the said 
scheme does not apply. 

2. The time within which the employees who are not members of the Family Pension Scheme under 
section  3E  as  it  stood  before  the  commencement  of  the  Coal  Mines  Provident  Fund  and  Miscellaneous 
Provisions (Amendment) Act, 1996 (hereinafter, in this Schedule, referred to as the amending Act) shall 
opt for the Pension Scheme. 

3. The portion of employers‟ contribution and employees‟ contribution to the Fund which shall be 

credited to the Pension Fund and the manner in which it is credited. 

4. The Central Government contribution and other contributions to the Fund which shall be credited 

to the Pension Fund and the manner in which it is credited. 

5.  The  minimum  qualifying  service  for  being  eligible  for  pension  and  the  manner  in  which  the 
employees  may  be  granted  the  benefits  of  their  past  service  under  section  3E  as  it  stood  before  the 
commencement of the amending Act. 

6. The regulation of the period of service for which no contribution is received. 

7.  The  manner  in  which  employees‟  interest  will  be  protected  against  default  in  payment  of 

contribution by the employer. 

8. The manner in which the accounts of the Pension Fund shall be kept and investment of moneys 
belonging to Pension Fund to be made subject to such pattern of investment as may be determined by the 
Central Government 

9.  The  form in  which  an  employee  shall  furnish  particulars  about  himself  and  the  members  of  his 

family whenever required. 

10.  The  forms,  registers  and  records  to  be  maintained  in  respect  of  employees  required  for  the 

administration of the Pension Scheme. 

11. The scale of pension and pensionary benefits and the conditions relating to grant of such benefits 
to the employees, the amount of life assurance payable under the Pension Scheme and the manner of such 
payment. 

12. The mode of disbursement of pension and arrangements to be entered into with such disbursing 

agencies as may be specified for the purpose. 

13. The manner in which the expenses incurred in connection with the administration of the Pension 

Scheme may be paid by the Central Government to the Board. 

14.  Nomination  of  persons  for  receiving  pension  and  assurance  amounts  in  the  case  of  death  of  an 

employee. 

15. Any other matter which is to be provided for in the Pension Scheme or which may be necessary or 

proper for the purpose of implementation of the Pension Scheme.]. 

1. Subs. by Act 23 of 1996, s. 9, for the Second Schedule (w.e.f. 31-3-1998). 

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1[THE THIRD SCHEDULE 

(See section 3G) 

MATTERS TO BE PROVIDED FOR IN THE COAL MINES DEPOSIT-LINKED INSURANCE SCHEME 

1. The employees or class of employees who shall be covered by the Insurance Scheme. 

2.  The  manner  in  which  the  accounts  of  the  Insurance  Fund  shall  be  kept  and  the  investment  of 
moneys belonging to the Insurance Fund, subject to such pattern of investment as may be determined, by 
order, by the Central Government. 

3.  The  form  in  which  an  employee  shall  furnish  particulars  about  himself  and  the  members  of  his 

family whenever required. 

4. The nomination of a person to receive the insurance amount due to the employee  after his death 

and the cancellation or variation of such nomination. 

5.  The  registers  and  records  to  be  maintained  in  respect  of  employees;  the  form  or  design  of  any 
identity card, token or disc for the purpose of identifying any employee or his nominee or member of his 
family entitled to receive the insurance amount. 

6. The scales of insurance amount which shall not be less than the average balance in the account of 
the employee concerned in the Fund during a period of three  years immediately preceding his death or 
more than rupees ten thousand. 

7. The minimum average balance to be maintained by an employee in the Fund to make him eligible 

for the benefits under the scheme. 

8. The manner in which the amount due to the nominee or the member of the family of the employee 
under the scheme is to be paid including a provision that the amount shall not be paid otherwise than in 
the form of a deposit in a savings bank account, in the name of such nominee or member of family, in any 
corresponding  new  bank  specified  in  the  First  Schedule  to  the  Banking  Companies  (Acquisition  and 
Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970 (5 of 1970). 

9. Any other matter which is to be provided for in the Insurance Scheme or which may be necessary 

or proper for the purpose of implementing that scheme.] 

1. Ins. by Act 99 of 1976, s. 15 (w.e.f. 1-8-1976). 

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1[THE FOURTH SCHEDULE] 

(See section 5) 

MATTERS TO BE PROVIDED FOR IN THE COAL MINES BONUS SCHEME 

1. The payment of bonus dependent on the attendance of an 2[employee] during any period. 

2.  The  employees  or  class  of  employees  who  shall  be  eligible  for  the  bonus  and  the  conditions  of 

eligibility. 

3. The rate at which the bonus shall be payable to an employee and the manner in which the bonus 

shall be calculated. 

4. The conditions under which an employee may be debarred from getting the bonus in whole or in 

part. 

5. The rate at which sums shall be set apart by the employer for payment of bonus and the time and 

manner of such payment. 

6. The registers and records to be maintained by the employer 3[or contractor] and the returns to be 

furnished by him. 

4 [6A.  The  transfer,  by  an  employer  to  the  Fund  or  any  other  fund  specified  by  the  Central 
Government, of the amount of bonus remaining unpaid or unclaimed for a period of six months from the 
end  of  the  quarter  to  which  the  bonus  relates  and  the  extinguishment  of  the  employer‟s  liability  to  his 
employees to the extent of the amount so transferred. 

7. Any other matter which is to be provided for in the Coal Mines Bonus Scheme or which may be 

necessary or proper for the purpose of implementing that Scheme.] 

1.  THE THIRD SCHEDULE re-numbered as THE FOUTH SCHEDULE by Act 99 of 1976, s. 15 (w.e.f. 1-8-1976). 
2. Subs. by Act 80 of 1950, s. 6, for “employee in coal mine”. 
3. Ins. by Act 45 of 1965, s. 13 (w.e.f. 1-4-1966). 
4. Subs. by s. 13, ibid., for item 7 (w.e.f. 1-4-1966). 

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